Webb Bennett – Kitselas Canyon Historic Site on the Skeena River

The Kitselas Canyon Historic site and home of the Kitselas First Nation is 15 minutes east of Terrace on the banks of the Skeena River. The highlights include the longhouses, petroglyphs, totem poles, lookout, dugout canoe, interpretive signs and the flora and fauna. None of these highlights would be complete without the interpretive knowledge and background provided by the curator Webb Bennett.

Webb is a wealth of knowledge and can tell you anything about the history of the area. He shares his knowledge and shows us the sites as we wind along a path through the beautiful hemlock forest. He talks about the totem poles and longhouses and how totems are a way for the Kitselas and other first nations to tell their stories as their history isn’t written down anywhere. The experience at the site is hands on as Webb mentions “It’s a living cultural centre”. The tour of the longhouses greatly benefits from this belief as the participants can hold and touch the various items on display to get a better feel of the work that went into making them.

Our transportation to the CanyonWebb Bennett talking about the Kitselas HistoryThe hands on living cultural Centre of Kitselas CanyonWebb explaining the crest to our groupWebb Bennett talking to one of our tour groups

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Registration

For more information on any of the the programs please contact Rob Bryce at (250)960-5982 or rob.bryce@unbc.ca or how to register for any tour (250) 960-5980
http://www.unbc.ca/continuing-studies/courses/tours